Faculty

Dr. Raymond Paternoster
It is with great sadness that the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice reports the passing of alumnus Dr. Ray Paternoster. Ray received his PhD in Criminology from Florida State University in 1978.
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Eppes building
The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is pleased to welcome two new faculty members, Megan Denver and Brendan Lantz.
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College of Criminology and Criminal Justice seal
Join Dean Blomberg and the Center for Leadership and Social Change as they begin the Policing in the U.S. Series, Thursday, Feb. 16 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the FSU Globe Auditorium.
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Group conversation at ASC Annual Meeting
Over 60 students and faculty members from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice attended November’s American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.
Dan Mears
FSU College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Professor Dan Mears was featured as a guest columnist in the Sept. 10 issue of the Orlando Sentinel. In the article, Dr. Mears addresses the Department of Justice’s unprecedented step of seeking to terminate all federal private-prison contracts. He discusses if the decision is sound, if states should follow suit, and ultimately, the need for credible research. 
elder financial fraud
On Aug. 5, members of the College’s Elder Financial Exploitation Research Team met with the St. Joe Company, a Florida-based real estate developer and manager, to share their findings and make recommendations for a new retirement community currently being developed by St. Joe.
Gary Kleck
On Wed. April 27, numerous graduate students and faculty members gathered for an informal reception to say goodbye to and celebrate a fixture of the College, as well as the field of criminology. After over 37 years with FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Professor Gary Kleck will be retiring at the end of the Spring 2016 Semester.
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criminology seal
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice professors Brian Stults and Daniel Mears have been honored with 2015-16 University Awards for their outstanding contributions to the students of the College and Florida State University.
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listening tour
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice programs and students were selected to represent Florida State University programs of excellence during incoming Senate President Joe Negron’s State University System Listening Tour on April 18. As part of the visit, criminology students Heather Loveridge, undergraduate criminology major, and Ph.D. students Cresean Hughes, Sergio Garduno, and Julie Mestre Brancale, gave visiting Senators a snapshot of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Brian Stults
The last Graduate Faculty Workshop will be this Friday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m. (with breakfast starting at 9:30 a.m.) in Eppes 214. Dr. Brian Stults will be presenting “An Introduction to Spatial Analysis in Criminology.” This workshop will introduce students to fundamental concepts in the spatial analysis of crime. Attendees will also learn how to use free and open-source software to work with spatial data, including generating crime maps and estimating spatial regression models.